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Instant Pot Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping. A sweet layer of sour cream topping covers this simple pressure cooker cheesecake. I was asked by a commenter if I had a sour cream topping for cheesecake. I didn’t, but after a little research, I was able to find one that works with pressure cooker cheesecake. The problem with most sour cream toppings is they want you to cook them with the cheesecake…but only for the last 20 minutes or so that the cheesecake is in the oven. That doesn’t work with a pressure cooker – once it’s locked, it’s locked, and...

Instant Pot Maple Cheesecake with Candied Walnuts. A sweet fall treat from the pressure cooker. Fall is maple syrup season – maple sap starts flowing when temperatures fall below freezing at night, and rise back above freezing during the day. I’m writing this while visiting Canada, producer of 80% of the world’s maple syrup. I’m surrounded by red maple leaf flags and cute, decorative bottles full of syrup.1 In other words, the idea for a fall cheesecake was all around me. Of course, I’m pressure cooking it – I love my Instant Pot cheesecakes. The trick to pressure cooking cheesecake...